Retirement plan

THE SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS 401(K) PLAN

Name: SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - THE SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS 401(K) PLAN (2020) Form 5500
Creator: SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, THE SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS 401(K) PLAN, SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.EIN 11-3572676Plan #001PY 2020

5280 CORPORATE DRIVE, SUITE A100 - FREDERICK, MD 21703301-444-1036spirent.comLinkedIn1001-5000 employeestelecommunications

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Total assets (EOY)

$361.2M

-16.4% from 2019

Total participants

1,571

+0.7% from 2019

Average account balance

$241,141

-17.2% from 2019

Annual return

16.29%

-27.89 pp from 2019

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants250-999

Cohort2,819 peers

Snapshot2020

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$449.65M

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1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)

$318K

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1 years with per-participant data

Participants with account balance

Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.

1,414

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1 years with headcount on file

Eligible Participants and Participation

Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.

92.6%

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1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$18.21M

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1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$23K

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Asset flow

BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY

Year

Annual return

Diverging bars; negative years highlighted

+15.14%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)

$91

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1 years with admin cost on file

Asset composition

Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time

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Service providers

Top 5 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
T ROWE PRICE RPS INC3+ years Service code 15 100 EAST PRATT STREET · BALTIMORE, MD 21202	Recordkeeping	$91,187
CALIBRE CPA GROUP PLLC1 year Service code 10 7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE · BETHESDA, MD 20814	Accounting	$16,950
GLOBAL RETIREMENT PARTNERS LLC3+ years Filed as: GLOBAL RETIREMENT PARTNERS, LLC Service code 16 4340 REDWOOD HIGHWAY · SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903	Consulting	$16,500
CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP1 year Filed as: CLIFTON LARSON ALLEN LLP Service code 10 8215 GREENWAY BLVD · MIDDLETON, WI 53562	Accounting	$10,564
MORNINGSTAR3+ years Service code 26 22 WEST WASHINGTON STREET · CHICAGO, IL 60602	Advisory (Participants)	$8,357

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K3D3H

Plan features

2E
Profit-sharing
Profit-sharing plan.
2F
ERISA section 404(c) plan
This plan or any part of it is intended to meet the conditions of 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 (shifting investment responsibility to participants).
2G
Total participant-directed account plan
Participants have the opportunity to direct the investment of all of the assets allocated to their individual accounts regardless of whether 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 is intended to be met.
2J
Code section 401(k) feature
Cash or deferred arrangement described in Code section 401(k) that is part of a qualified defined contribution plan under which employees may elect to defer part of their compensation or receive these amounts in cash.
2K
Code section 401(m) arrangement
Employee contributions are allocated to separate accounts under the plan or employer contributions are based in whole or in part on employee deferrals or contributions to the plan. Not applicable to 401(k) plans with only QNECs and/or QMACs or to 403(b)(1) 403(b)(7) or 408 arrangements.
3D
Pre-approved pension plan
A master prototype or volume submitter plan that is the subject of a favorable opinion or advisory letter from the IRS.
3H
Controlled group member
Plan sponsor(s) is (are) a member(s) of a controlled group (Code sections 414(b) (c) or (m)).

Opportunity flags

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Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$204K

$233 / participant

Other / not subdivided$204K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.056%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

0 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Disclaimer opinion

Auditor declined to express an opinion - usually a 103(a)(3)(C) limited-scope election.

Auditor firm: CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Auditor EIN: 410746749
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Disclaimer

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$241,141

$100,801+139.2%

$149,751+61.0%

$73,415+228.5%

Participation rate

91.7%

77.7%+14.0pp

82.5%+9.2pp

72.2%+19.5pp

Annual return

16.29%

265.34%-249.0pp

276.71%-260.4pp

59.30%-43.0pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$4,784

$3,312+44.4%

$4,646+3.0%

$2,234+114.1%

Participant deferral / active EE

$12,998

$6,404+102.9%

$6,843+89.9%

$3,806+241.5%

Admin fee / account holder

$136

$181-24.7%

$9,312-98.5%

$158-13.8%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

T ROWE PRICE RPS INC3+ years

Service code 15

100 EAST PRATT STREET · BALTIMORE, MD 21202

Recordkeeping

$91,187

CALIBRE CPA GROUP PLLC1 year

Service code 10

7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE · BETHESDA, MD 20814

Accounting

$16,950

GLOBAL RETIREMENT PARTNERS LLC3+ years

Filed as: GLOBAL RETIREMENT PARTNERS, LLC

Service code 16

4340 REDWOOD HIGHWAY · SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903

Consulting

$16,500

CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP1 year

Filed as: CLIFTON LARSON ALLEN LLP

Service code 10

8215 GREENWAY BLVD · MIDDLETON, WI 53562

Accounting

$10,564

MORNINGSTAR3+ years

Service code 26

22 WEST WASHINGTON STREET · CHICAGO, IL 60602

Advisory (Participants)

$8,357

THE SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS 401(K) PLAN

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